Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears tattered old clothes. His tied-back hair is auburn. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Gerbo hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gerbo grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Gerbo. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a brown collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. She has blue eyes and a brown hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. She tends to her Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 600 sp. Deep green spinel (120 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 50 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp).